Min. Obs. [f. as prec.] A kind of basaltic hornblende, classed by Dana as an aluminous variety of Pyroxene; a crystal of this mineral.
1794. Kirwan, Min., I. 219. Basaltine. Basaltic Hornblende, or Crystallized Hornblende, of Werner.
1811. Pinkerton, Petral., I. 9. The trap of the Swedes, with a fine grain, is here called basaltin.
